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Dr. (Mrs.) Margaret Fafa Awushie Akwetey
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Dr. (Mrs.) Margaret Fafa Awushie Akwetey

Lecturer - ( Senior Member ) Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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Field(s) of Specialization
Benthology
Biomonitoring
Ecosystem assessment
Water quality
Field(s) of Academic Interest
Aquatic Ecology
Aquatic ethnobiology
Biomonitoring
Science communication
Sediment ecotoxicology
About

Margaret Fafa Akwetey is a Lecturer in the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. She has a PhD in Oceanography and Limnology, with specialisation in benthic ecology. Margaret worked as a Research Assistant/Teaching Associate at the University of Cape Coast since 2013 until her appointment as a Lecturer in 2021. She is passionate about education and outreach, and has led several community initiatives which introduced children to marine organisms. Margaret teaches several courses at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. 



My teaching philosophies are grounded in pragmatism and inquiry-based teaching. I believe education should be holistic and equip students with the needed skills and knowledge that are applicable beyond the classroom.

Degrees
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography and Limnology

    University of Cape Coast 2020
  • Master of Philosophy in Oceanography and Limnology

    University of Cape Coast 2013
  • Bachelor of Science in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

    University of Cape Coast 2009
  • Panelist

    June, 2022

    Sustainable Research and Innovation Congress Pretoria, SA.

  • Presented a paper

    August, 2019

    2nd Conference on Fisheries and Coastal Environment Accra, Ghana.

  • Participant

    November, 2017

    24th Biennial Conference, Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Providence, USA.

  • Facilitator

    September, 2024

    Contemporary Issues in Fisheries Management. Fisheries Leadership Short course for Practitioners funded by USAID/Fisheries Recovery Activity Ghana.

  • Presenter

    October, 2024

    International and Regional Fisheries Institutional Frameworks and Bodies. Workshop on Destabilising Impacts of Distant Water Fishing Vessels (DWFV) in the Gulf of Guinea Yaounde, Cameroon.

  • Guest Speaker

    October, 2024

    “Promoting Research Excellence for Impact on Marine Conservation in Africa”, Institute for Oceans and Fisheries Online Seminar Series University of British Columbia, Canada.

  • Co-Facilitator

    October, 2021

    “Grants Proposal Writing Workshop” University for Development Studies.

  • Presenter

    November, 2024

    “Performance of the Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience”, Country Round Table Workshop Association of African Universities (AAU), Online.

  • Facilitator

    November, 2024

    “Regional Political Parties Dialogue on Fisheries: Protecting Our Fish, Securing Our Future, Live Engagement on JoyNews TV Centre for National Culture, Cape Coast.

  • Presenter

    November, 2023

    Professorial Inaugural Lecture on the topic “Our Oceans: Securing Our Common Future through Transformative Research” Medical School Auditorium, University of Cape Coast.

  • Presenter

    March, 2024

    Africa’s Plastic Revolution: Advancing Global Solutions for Healthy Oceans, T.D. Walter Bean Professorship Public Lecture University of Waterloo, Canada.

  • Presenter

    June, 2024

    Expanding the Impact of Research on Africa’s Blue Economy. National Consultative Workshop for the Formulation of a National Blue Economy Strategy for Angola Luanda, Angola.

  • Panelist

    June, 2024

    Regional Steering Committee Workshop for the World Bank West African Coastal Resilience Investment Projects (WACA ReSiP and ReiP2) Banjul, Gambia.

  • Facilitator

    July-August, 2012

    Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change. Short-term Training Course funded by USAID Ghana.

  • Co-Discussant

    July, 2023

    “Expanding the Impact of Blue Economy in Africa” (with Professor Rashid Sumaila) World Bank Headquarters, Washington.

  • Facilitator

    February, 2022

    Workshop on “Winning Research and Development Grants in a Competitive World” Bolgatanga Technical University, Ghana.

  • Facilitator

    February, 2019

    Workshop on “Proposal and Grants writing” University of Ghana, Ghana.

  • Speaker

    August, 2024

    Study Tour on Sustainable Fisheries Management & Leadership University of Rhode Island, United States.

  • Presenter

    August, 2023

    Vulnerability to Viability (V2V) Ghana Case Study. Bootcamp on moving fisheries from Vulnerability to Viability Puri, Delhi, India.

  • Guest Speaker

    April, 2024

    Workshop Presentation on “Expanding the Impact of Research on Africa’s Blue Economy in Africa Hohai University, China.

  • Participant

    2021

    6th ACE Impact Regional Workshop of the World Bank and the Association of African Universities Accra (Online).

  • Panelist

    2014

    Seaweed (Sargassum) Invasion on the Ghanaian Coasts, Implications for the National Economy and Management Live TV Broadcast, GTV.

  • Guest Speaker

    2010

    “West African Fisheries”, Workshop by the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) University of Makerere, Kampala, Uganda.

  1. 2022

    National Geographic Explorer

    National Geographic Society

  2. 2021

    AFD-GDN Biodiversity and Development Award

    Global Development Network (GDN) - New Delhi, India

  3. 2021

    ASLO Global Outreach Initiative Award

    Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography

  4. 2015

    PhD scholarship

    USAID/UCC Fisheries and Coastal Management Capacity Building Support Project

  5. 2011

    Master Students Field Research Grant

    Integrated Coastal and Fisheries Governance Initiative (ICFG)

  1. 2025

    2025 POGO-OceanX-OceanQuest Fellowship for Shipboard Training on the Around Africa mission aboard the OceanXplorer

    Margaret Fafa Awushie Akwetey

  1. 2024

    Member

    Mothers in Science

  2. 2022

    Member

    National Geographic Society

  3. 2021

    Member

    University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG)

  4. 2021

    Member

    British Ecological Society (BES)

  5. 2021

    Member

    Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)

  6. 2017

    Member

    Ghana Association of University Women (GAUW)

  7. 2014

    Member

    Ghana Science Association (GSA)

  8. 2013

    Member

    Organisation for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD)

  1. Project Lead (Grantee)

    September 2024 - Present

    Through a child’s eye - A snapshot of marine biodiversity. British Ecological Society Outreach Grant (Grant number: OR24/1039).

  2. Co-Investigator

    September 2021 - November 2022

    An ecological assessment of selected sandy beaches in Ghana using benthic macrofauna and micro-plastics as Indicators. African Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR) small grant

  3. Principal Investigator

    October 2021 - Present

    Assessment of Ecosystem Based Livelihoods on Biodiversity of the Keta Lagoon Complex Ramsar Site - Funded by the Global Development Network under the Biodiversity and Development Awards

  4. Project Lead (Grantee)

    March 2022 - Present

    Assessment of the impacts of beach seine fishery on benthic biodiversity along the coastline of Ghana - Funded by the National Geographic Society

  5. Team member (Aquatic ecologist)

    March 2021 - April 2021

    A study on marine plastic pollution in Liberia (Consultancy) - Client: Conservation International

  6. Principal Investigator

    June 2021 - July 2022

    Environmental Education towards the Protection of Biodiversity in the Brenu Lagoon, Ghana - Funded by the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) under their Global Outreach Initiative (GOI)

  7. Project Lead for Ghana

    August 2021 - Present

    Assessing the role of different types of knowledge for mainstreaming biodiversity conservation in Ramsar sites in Fiji and Ghana. AFD-GDN Biodiversity and Development Award

  8. ASLO Global Outreach Initiative Award

    August 2021 - October 2021

    Environmental education towards the protection of biodiversity in the Brenu Lagoon, Ghana

  9. Principal Investigator

    April 2022 - October 2023

    Assessment of the impacts of beach seine fishery on benthic communities along the central coast of Ghana - Funded by the PADI Foundation

  1. 2024-2025

    Team member, Contract for services to deliver a short course on Marine Litter under the OCPP

    Cefas/UKAID

  2. 2024

    Panel Chair, Reviewed Environmental Impact Statement of PECAN Energies for Offshore Exploration of Oil & Gas

    Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Ghana, Secondi/Takoradi

  3. 2023-2024

    Team member, Contract for development of a short course on Marine Litter for the West Africa Region

    Ocean Country Partnership Program (OCPP) funded by Cefas/UKAID

  4. 2023-2024

    Team member, Contract services to conduct data collection surveys on abandoned lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) in Ghana

    Ocean Country Partnership Program (OCPP) funded by Cefas/UKAID

  5. 2023

    Lead Consultant, Contract for the Development of Fishery Courses Syllabi for Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences (DoFAS), University of Liberia

    IDA-V3100

  6. 2023

    Panel Chair, Evaluation of Applications for recruitment of Environmental, Social Safeguards Officers for Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI)

    World Bank funded West Africa Coastal Areas Management Programme

  7. 2022-2023

    Lead Consultant, Consultancy to review and align national fisheries and aquaculture polices and laws with the PFRS, regional instruments and global best practices for 15 AU Member States

    African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)

  8. 2022-2023

    Lead Consultant, Mechanisms to Facilitate the Domestication of Global Instruments and Initiatives (2022)

    African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)

  9. 2022-2023

    Lead Consultant, Identification of Issues for SIDS, Development of Draft Strategic Positions for SIDS

    African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)

  10. 2022

    Team member, Environmental Systems Analysis of the Avu Lagoon Protected area

    Calgary Zoo Foundation

  11. 2021

    Trainer, Conduct Marine Spatial Planning Workshop in Ghana

    University of Liverpool

  12. 2021

    Team member, Pre-feasibility study for nature-based intervention for Anlo Beach community in Ghana

    Valued at US$32,365.00

  13. 2021

    Team member, Marine Plastic Pollution Study in Liberia

    Conservation International

  14. 2021

    Team member, Vulnerability, Adaptation and Resilience in a Changing Climate - WACA -VAR Workshop

    World Bank

  15. 2020-2021

    Consultant, Support Development of Multi-sector Resilience Investment Programme for the West Africa Coastal Area Management Program

    World Bank

  16. 2020-2021

    Consultant, Issues and Opportunities in the Ghanaian Fishery Sector: Addressing the context, prospects and challenges

    Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), United Kingdom

  17. 2020

    Consultant, Estimations on renewable energy investments in Ghana

    Highland Star Group (HSG) of Companies, Geneva, Switzerland

  18. 2019-2020

    Team Member, Regional Mapping of Experts and Institutions in Coastal management

    World Bank

  19. 2017

    Lead Consultant, Review of the Fisheries Act 2002 (act 625) and the Development of Draft Regulations for the conduct of Fisheries Impact Assessments

    Ghana Industrial Trawlers Association (GITA) and GOGIG funded by DFID/UK

  20. 2013

    Team member, Environmental baseline survey of water bodies in the Great Consolidated Diamond Ghana Limited (GCDGL) mining concession

    AERC Ltd.

  21. 2012

    Team member, Scoping Study on the Dredging of the Whin Estuary in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis

    UCC Consultancy Unit/Consolidated Energy Ltd.

  22. 2011

    Team member, Social Ecology of Anlo Beach Wetland of Ghana

    Friends of the Nation/IUCN/French Global Environment Facility (GEF)

  23. 2010

    Principal Investigator, Biodiversity Assessment of Urban Wetlands in the Western Region, Ghana with focus on Essei and Butuah Lagoons and the Whin River Estuary

    USAID through Friends of the Nation

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